Hematology

The varied specialties in the medical profession were born out of the many studies in the aspects of physical human health. One important field is Denver hematology, the subspecialty of internal medicine that focuses on the blood and related areas like the bone marrow and the lymphatic system.

As a distinct subspecialty of internal medicine, it is separate but also overlapping with the subspecialty of medical oncology. The further specialties include special interest in bleeding disorders like hemophilia, treating hematological malignancies like lymphoma and leukemia (cancers).

The science is also about blood transfusions and the work of the blood bank as well as bone marrow and stem cell transplantations.

Hematologists

Hematologists are the doctors who specialize in Denver hematology.  Their main work includes the care and treatment of patients with hematological diseases. Some of these medical professionals also work at hematological laboratories viewing blood and bone marrow slide to interpret the test results. Some of them manage these blood laboratories.

The other blood medicine professionals also work as pathologists who specialize in the diagnosis of hematological diseases. The pathologists and the other hematologists work in conjunction to come up with the most appropriate therapy needed for the patient. Mostly, their work overlaps that of medical oncology.

During their work, some hematologist-oncologists sometimes convert to the new field of stem cell transplantations. This is when the body fails to produce enough healthy stem cells.  This is also called a bone marrow transplant which decreases the risks of serious infections, anemia and bleeding (still related to blood).

Range

For a hematologist, the range of diseases under their field includes such diseases like anemia, hematological malignancies, congenital and acquired disorders like homeostasis, coagulation and thrombosis. All of these are health aberrations that have to do with the blood.

In addition, there are other diseases that are associated with the blood. They include hemophilia, blood cancers like leukemia, multiple myeloma, and lymphoma.  

There are also disorders associated with the production of blood and its components like blood cells, hemoglobin, blood proteins, platelets, blood vessels, spleen and spleen.

Specialist

The specialist who does the diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of blood diseases and cancers is a hematologist-oncologist. They study these diseases and cancers and work on their prevention and treatment. The work on cancer qualifies them to become an oncologist on the side.

Usually, they do not treat operable cancers like prostate cancer but rather specialize in treating blood cancers like Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, leukemia and multiple myelomas. They also manage solid tumors.

Merged studies

With the advent of the proliferation of cancer cases, many hematology-oncology graduates end up solely focused on oncology. These two specialties intersect while studying such diseases as leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumors.

Hematology and oncology are further joined in the diagnosis and management of hematological conditions that sometimes accompany various malignancies. The two specialties actually intersect especially in the understanding of leukemia, lymphomas and solid tumors.

As such, hematologist-oncologists often work closely with colleagues from other departments including: radiation-oncology, surgery, radiology and pathology. Other associated specialties include infectious disease, pain medicine and psychology.

The range of hematology is expanding as specializations become extensive.